Three Chargers earn All-GLIAC honors

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May 4, 2013 at 9:45 AM

Hillsdale CollegeHILLSDALE — Three members of the Hillsdale College softball team earned all-conference honors following the completion of the 2013 regular season.Senior outfielder Taylor Schulty was named Second Team All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Confernece, while junior third base Kristi Gordon and freshman first base Sarah Grunert nabbed spots on the honorable mention All-GLIAC list.The all-conference awards were announced Friday afternoon between games of the GLIAC Tournament, being held in Findlay, Ohio.Schulty concluded her career with back-to-back All-GLIAC recognition. In 2012 she was named First-Team All-GLIAC. She enjoyed her best overall offensive season in 2013, setting new career-highs in home runs (6) and batting average (.391). Her batting average was the 11th-best in a season in school history, and her six home runs gave her a career total of 19, good for second in a career in program history.In her first season as a starter, Gordon stepped up big time at the plate, with a .328 batting average, with three home runs, 10 RBI and 19 runs scored. She hit the game-winning home run in the team's final win of the season, over Saginaw Valley State April 29.Grunert had a huge impact on the team in her rookie season, recording just the tenth .400 season in school history at the plate. She batted .404 and had at least one hit in 25 of the team's 32 games, including 20 of her last 22 games. She led the Chargers with 10 two-hit games during the season and had a streak of 17 straight games reaching base, eight more than any other player on the team.The Chargers finished the season 12-21 overall and 11-15 in the GLIAC. After opening the season with just three wins in its first 17 games, Hillsdale ran off an impressive eight-game winning streak in April to get into the race for the eighth and final GLIAC Tournament spot before falling short.